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The case for Mars : the plan to settle the red planet and why we must / Robert Zubrin with Richard Wagner ; foreword by Arthur C. Clarke.

by Zubrin, Robert.

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Free Press, c2011.

Space flight to Mars -- Planning.

Space flight to Mars.

Space colonies.

Interplanetary voyages.

Life on other planets.

Mars (Planet) -- Exploration

9781451608113 (pbk.)

145160811X (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Mars : the plan to settle the red planet and why we must

Rev. and updated.

xxxi, 383 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., map ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-373) and index.

Mars direct -- From Kepler to the space age -- Finding a plan -- Getting there -- Killing the dragons, avoiding the sirens -- Exploring Mars -- Building the base on Mars -- The colonization of Mars -- Terraforming mars -- The view from Earth.

When it was first published in 1996, The Case for Mars became an instant classic, lauded widely for its game-changing perspective by those who would see the American space program rise to the challenge of Mars; Carl Sagan called Zubrin the man who, "nearly alone, changed our thinking on this issue." Now, fifteen years later, Zubrin brings readers up to date in this revised and updated anniversary edition filled with spectacular illustrations, extraordinary photographs, and one-of-a-kind anecdotes. Unlike the dead world of the Moon, the Martian landscape is filled with possibility, but humans must be able to survive there. In the grand tradition of successful explorers, Zubrin calls for a travel-light and live-off-the-land approach to Martian settlement. He explains how scientists can use present-day technology to send humans to Mars; produce fuel and oxygen on the planet?s surface with its own natural resources; build bases and settlements; and one day terraform -- or alter the atmosphere of the planet in order to pave the way for sustainable life. As the landmark mission of the Mars Science Laboratory begins, Zubrin lays out a comprehensive plan to build life on a new world.

Wagner, Richard, 1953-

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